Piling machine



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riait HOMER C. RIGGS AND CAR-L C. HARRIS, OF ORANGE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNORS T0 BODNEY HUNT MACHINE COMANY, OF GRANGE, lWASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORA- TION 0F MASSACHUSETTS.

FILING MACHINE.

Application filed. September 2a, Z-. Serial Noi. 739,664.

This invention relates to a piling machine for use principally in the bleaching of cotton fabric.

The principal objects of the invention are to provide a machine of this character in which the liability of the fabric to tangle while it is being withdrawn, especially if it is of light weight, will;` be substantially eliminated, which has been the detrimental feature with the machines with which we are familiar; also to provide movable end plates for supporting the end bearings of a unit of a plurality of rolls so asto provide easy replacement of a damaged or f worn roll without dismantling the whole machine or even taking out the cloth or goods that may be in the box.

Another feature of this invention is the provision of means for holding back some of the goods by putting friction on some of the rolls or locking them on the lower discharge sice of the J-boX. This latter element is important in using the machine with different weights of fabrics and it makes a single machine substantially equally efficient for all weights of fabrics which any single plant is likely to treat.

The invention also involves the details of the compound motion above mentioned and other features of construction as will appear.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Fior. l is a side view of a box and means for feeding the fabric or goods into it, constructed in accordance with this invention;

Fig. 2 is a similar view on an enlarged scale of a ll-box showing it partly in section; Y

Fig. 3 is a plan of the same;

F ig. 4f is an end View of one of the split bearings for the roll shafts; n

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line 5- of Fig. Il, showing the same thing;

Fig. 6 is an end view of the mechanism for providing the compound motion;

Fig. 7 is a side view of the same partly in section and on a scale larger than that shown in Fig. l, and also showing it in a diderent position and Fig. 8 is a plan of the top of the J-box showing diagrammatically the course of the fabric or goods therein as laid by this machine.

The continuous piling machines which have been used heretofore in this art have eliminated to some extent some of the eX- pense and difficulties in this industry but they have not reached a high stage of perfection. The machine has to be designed for the principal fabric that will be use'd in it in order to avoid tang-ling when the fabric is withdrawn. lf used with a fabric of lighter weight than that for which it is designed, or if a light weight fabric is piled into a large stack, it is likely to tangle while being withdrawn. This has limited the use of these machines and has added to the expense of employing them, especially on light weight fabrics. is stated above, we have provided means whereby a machine designed for heavy fabrics can be employed with light fabrics without danger o-f serious tangling ofthe goods when it is withdrawn.

As is well understood in this art, we employ a .E-box l0 having an upturned receiv ing end provided with an upright rack 1l in which the goods isdeposited from above. We arrange the discharge side of the roll compartment of the bon so that it is of eX- actly the same shape as the entering or back side. In other words, it is turned up at l2 where the goods are discharged from it.

Tithintliis box we provide, as has been done before, a series of horizontal rolls 14 arranged in a concave shape for" receiving the stock and passing it along. These rolls 14 are arranged in sets of three, each set s1ipported on yopposite plates l5 and these end plates are removable. They carry the end bearings 9 of three rolls per unit so that it is easy to replace a `damaged or worn roll without dismantling the whole machine. In fact, a roll can be changed while the cloth or goods is in the box without removing the same.

`We also provide for putting a friction on some of the rolls or locking them on the lower or discharge side of the il-box to hold back the goods. This is an important. feature whenoperating with differ-ent weight fabrics as the holding back or locking of the rolls can be controlled` in accordance with the weight of the fabric to get the desired results. For the purpose of accomplishing` this, we malte the bearings 9 carrying the roll shafts 16 with a split side, as lshown at 17, and provide a clamping bolt 18 to conlli() los trol the friction on the shafts or to prevent their rotation. This improvement is used in such a way that the holding back can be increased or decreased by changing the friction on individual rolls or the number of rolls on which the friction is provided. Ne prefer to provide these split bearings on only a. part of the rolls and we have shown each set of three having a central one provided with this feature. In that case the other two rolls of each set are mounted to rotate freely with the movement of the goods. We also prefer to make some of the rolls with flutes 19 so that there will be more certainty that they will be turned by the moving goods.

rlhe introduction of the goods or fabric into the rack l1 constituting the top of the J-bo; involves several improvements but they are designed especially for laying goods in rope or yarn form in the rack in such a condition as indicated in Fig. 8. The goods is usually delivered in rope formation and by a motion which will be described is laid back and forth in the rack so that it will not tangle when removed from the bottom in the usual way.

rlhis part of the machine is driven by a belt and pulley 31a on a reel shaft 34k which through belt and pulley 32 drives a transverse shaft 31 at a lower speed. Through belt and pulley 30 this shaft drives a shaft 20 at a still lower speed. I mount on the shaft 20 a crank 2l and connect that by a link 22 adjustably with a depending arm 23 which has perforations 24C on it to provide for the adjustment of the throw. At the bottom of this arm 23 is a frame carrying a porcelain pot eye guide 26. This frame is made of two pieces secured together in any desired way and receives goods through it and guides the same as indicated in F ig. 6. One complete rotation of the shaft 2O swings the arm 2-3 back and forth throughout the length of the rack 11 or entrance of the While the guide eye is travelling throughout the length of the box slowly the goods is being drawn through it and laid laterally back and forth in the J-boX in a rapid manner. These shafts are supported over the machine and the shaft 34 is carried by long hangers 35 depending from the ceiling and located over the rack 1l but a little to one side of its edge. On this shaft 34 is located a reel 36 fixed to the shaft and provided with radial vanes 37. This is located in position for the vanes to engage the fabric or goods and draw the Same through the guide eye 26 and to move .it the width of the box a plurality of times during each revolution of the reel. From the proportions of the pulleys indicated in the drawings, it will be seen that this motion is much more rapid than the motion of the guide eye 36. Consequently, the goods will be laid across the rack 11 a considerable number of times while the guide eye is traversing the length of the rack and uniform deposit of the goods in the rack is provided, as indicated in Fig. 6. In the operation of this guide and reel the fabric, or goods being laid into the top of the J-box, will be given a compound motion which will pile the fabric neatly in the box and insure practically a complete elimination of the tangles heretofore encountered when the fabric was removed at the lower end of the machine.

It will be seen therefore that we have provided for using the machine with light fabrics without tangling and so mounted the rolls that they can be removed and replaced or repaired without even taking the goods out of the machine and so that some of them can be retarded and som-e left running freely to provide for dealing with goods of widely different weights.

Although we have illustrated and described only a single form of the invention we are aware of the fact that modifications can be made therein by any person skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claims. Therefore we do wish to be limited to all the details of construction or to the exact combination of all the parts herein shown, but what we do claim is l. In a piling machine, the combination with a J-box having its discharge and receiving` ends upturned and a c-oncave'series of rolls located horizontally therein, of means located on the lower or discharge side of the J-boX for retarding the passage of the goods along the J-boX for the purpose described.

2. In a piling machine of the character de- .-1.

scribed, the combination with a J-boX having its discharge side and its receiving side upturned to the same elevation, of a series of horizontal rolls in the bottom of the box constituting the bottom for receiving the goods and advancing them all the way to the outlet, and means for putting an adjustable friction on certain of the rolls to retard the movement of the goods in the box.

3. In a piling machine, the combination with a .l-boX having a plurality of sets of rolls in the bottom for receiving the goods or fabric, each set of rolls consisting of a small number and being individually removable and replaceable in sets, which remove the support for only a small area of the goods, to permit of repairs and replacement of rolls without dismantling the boX or removing the goods.

il. In a piling machine, the combination with a J-boX and means for supporting a plurality of rolls therein for receiving the goods, certain of said rolls being mounted to turn freely by friction and certain of the rolls having split bearings for their shafts ion provided with means for clamping them together to put friction on them for the purpose of holdinp` back the goods.

5. In a piling machine, the combination of y a J-box for receiving the goods and delvering them, of a series of bearing plates on the sides of the J-box individually removable and replaceable, each having hearings for a plurality of roll shafts, whereby a small number of shafts can be removed at a time l0 Without removing the goods 'from the box, some of the bearings on each plate being split and provided with means for putting a friotion on their respective shafts.

In testimony whereof We have hereunto l5 aliixed our signatures.

HOMER C. RIGGS. CARL C. HARRIS. 

